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THE ARIAN CHORUS, directed by Nels Stjernstrom, which will be heard in concert this Friday night.
Back row, left to right: M. Nelson, P. Krueger, N. Baustian, I. Hess, G. Jorgenson, J. Lundquist, M. Bjork,
E. Pegors, R. Rask, E. Sundberg, H. Holle, F. Hedman, C. Peterson. Middle row: A. Krueger, L. Nelson,
A. Skarp, L. Beauhall, J. Fisher, E. Herbold, V. Dahlman, C. LaGesse, C. Hintz, V. Waller, J. Hamlett.
Front row: N. Larson, A. Bavin, P. Johnson, J. Gilbert, G. Anderson, J. Wingblade, G. Klassen, D. Jensen,
V. Anderson, J. Helmgren, D. Dahlman, V. Peterson.
THE BETHEL CLARION
Vol. XXIV — No. 9 BETHEL INSTITUTE, St. Paul, Minnesota May 2, 1945
Arian Quartet To Give Concert
Anchors" Chosen
As Theme of
Sem Banquet
Thursday evening, May 10, has
been tentatively chosen as the date
of the Seminary Banquet. It will
be held in the YMCA banquet
room beginning at either 6:30 or
7:00. The theme will be "Anchors"
and the key verse will be Acts 27:
29. Dr. Paul Rees, pastor of the
First Covenant Church of Minne-apolis,
has been chosen as speak-er,
but these plans are, as yet, ten-tative.
Lester Pipkin, pastor of the
Navarre Community Church of
Lake Minnetonka, is the program
chairman. "We expect about 110
people," says Warren Magnuson,
committee head.
Kom Till
SvenskKaffe
Kalas I Kvall
A very interesting program is
being planned for tonight by the
program committee of the Alexis
Society. A Swedish theme is to be
followed throughout the program,
which will consist of devotions by
Harold McClure, Swedish songs
and readings, and a moving pic-ture,
"Youth, Sweden." Refresh-ments
will be in keeping with the
theme of the program—Kaffe och
dopp.
J. S. Banquet
To Be May 18
Tentative Program
Includes Former
China Missionary
The Sophomore Banquet will be
held Friday, May 18, at six-thirty
o'clock in the college chapel. The
guest speaker will be Mrs. George
Kraft, who has been a missionary
near Tibet in China for the past
nine years. Before she answered
the call to be a missionary, she
was a speech and literature teach-er
in St. Paul. Presentation of
special music by well-known out-side
talent is being arranged by
the program committee consisting
of Bob Daley, Warren Anderson,
Eddie Shimatsu, and Virginia Pet-erson.
The members of the decoration
committee, the chairman of which
is Eloise Jensen, have completed
their plans and are now preparing-the
decorations. These decora-tions
are being designed to comply
with the Oriental theme of the
banquet.
The admission price for the
Freshman students is seventy-five
cents, for the non-college attend-ants,
one dollar and seventy-five
cents. Complimentary tickets will
be given to the Sophomores, fac-ulty,
and those who work in the
school office.
Bethel Girls
Make Bible
School Plans
As the summer approaches Be-thel
girls are making preparations
for their vacation activities. To
date, thirty-two girls have planned
to go out teaching Daily Vacation
Bible Schools under the D V B S
program of Bethel Institute and
have received their assignments
for schools. Although the majori-ty
of the schools scheduled are to
be held in different parts of Min-nesota,
several out-of-state schools
are also planned.
Those who are conducting out of
state schools include Maxine Olson
and Gladys Biller, who are again
spending the summer teaching in
the New England states; Edith
Bowman and Doris M. Johnson,
who will be at Omaha, Stromsburg
and Gothenburg, Nebraska; aria
Barbara Edson, Norma Seaquist,
and Virginia Peterson, who will
conduct schools at Muskegon, Ma-nistique
and Ludington, Michigan.
Virginia Anderson, Helen Soder,
and Helen Holle will be in Wis-consin;
Jeanette Lyster and Lil-lian
Nelson at Fargo, North Dako-ta;
and Ruth Rask and Lois Ray-metz
at Big Springs, South Dako-ta.
Helen Soder will also teach a
school in Isanti, Lillian Nelson at
Anoka and Central, St. Paul, and
Ruth Rask and Lois Raymetz at
Cushing and Cokato. Other Minne-sota
schools scheduled thus far
are: Quamba, Mora, Grasston and
Brunswick, Arleth Brask; Elim,
(Continued on page 3)
Sophs Sponsor
Musical Program
Friday, May 4
The final home concert of the
Arian Chorus will be held Friday
evening, May 4, at 8:00 P. M. in
the College Chapel. The chorus
will sing three groups of num-bers,
including the negro spiritual
"Were You There" arranged by
Burleigh and "The Lord's Prayer''
by Malotte.
The chorus will be assisted by
the male quartette and Bob Nel-son,
trumpeter. Twin city church-es
have been notified of the con-cert,
and plans for a large gather-ing
have been made.
The sophomore class of the col-lege
is sponsoring this spring con-cert.
General admission tickets
are on sale for fifty cents, with a
discount for students.
Formal Reception
Scheduled For
Thursday, May 10
The B. W. A. is planning a for-mal
reception in honor of the girls
who are being graduated from the
college and the seminary this
spring. The program, which will
be composed entirely of Bethel's
feminine talent, will be held on
May 10 at 5:30 in the reception
room of the girls' dormitory. Af-ter
the program a Swedish smor-gasbord
will be served in the sem-inary
boarding club.
Dr. Mecklenberg
Discusses Allied
Peace Conference
Today during fourth period Dr.
George Mecklenberg of Minneapo-lis
addressed the student body of
Bethel Institute in the college cha-pel.
He undertook to discuss a
subject of great interest and im-portance,
the current Allied Peace
Conference in San Francisco. Dr.
Mecklenberg held the attention of
every listener as he explained
what is happening at this gather-ing
of the United Nations. Con-vocation
hour was held on Wed-nesday
instead of Tuesday so that
this well-known authority could be
brought to Bethel.
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Which Way Are You Going?
BY GERALD SMITH
Even though some of us are still young in years, there probably is
not one among us( who at some time or another has not felt sorry for
some traveler wearily plodding along a road without seemingly know-ing
or caring where he was going.
A person who continues to aimlessly wander along day after day
without a destination really is a creature to be pitied, but worse than
that, there is reason to suspect that he may be of unsound mentality.
There is a story told in the Dakotas of an incident that took place
along the Missouri river before the bridges of the present era were
built. In those early pioneering days small ferry boats were uSed to
take the people from one side of the river to another.
One of the early settlers in Dakota was a man who established a
bank .tand real estate agency. While waiting for a ferry to take him
across the river one day, he was approached by a "drifter", a man we
would call a "hobo" in our day. He asked for a quarter, the price of
a ferry ticket.
The astute, thrifty banker looked the man over and said, "Where are
you going?"
The reply came: "No place just for certain."
"Then you might as well stay on this side of the river," said the
banker as he returned the coin to his pocket.
The moral of such an incident applies readily to college students,
many of whom are not yet sure of their "destination". It is not too early
for us to set a definite course for our life, and thus definitely tie in
our studies, our activities, our knowledge, our friendships with the goal
for which we aim.
Even deeper than the lesson for this life is the application of the
need for the proper destination toward which we walk in view of eterni-ty.
There are surely thousands of travelers on the highway of life who
walk blindly without a definite destination. Such aimless traveling is
dangerous and inevitably fatal.
May we be reminded during the busy days of this life and in the
pursuit of knowledge that God has marked out a plain course and has
set for us a fixed goal, in the words of the Lord Jesus Christ who said,
"I am the way, the truth, and the light."
DOES YOUR THIRST
NEED QUENCHING?
BY ALMA !BUNGS
It was one of those hot, dry, sultry days in August. You had just
come in from an exhausting, dusty hike, or you had just finished a game
of tennis that left every part of your mouth parched and dry. Remem-ber
how you thought, "Oh, for a cold, fresh drink of water"?
Remember the times that so many of us as Christians felt that same
thirst in our hearts? A thirsting for a refreshing filling of His Spirit,
or a deeper insight into His word? Have you ever felt, "How can I give
a testimony tonight? I have nothing to testify of. What can I give to
the class I'm to teach? My heart is so empty and lifeless. Oh, to have
the joy of my salvation restored!"? And then you realized that you
would deprive others of a blessing because you yourself did not possess
a blessing inside! . . . One precious—truth from our God Himself brings
joy to thirsting hearts. "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty
and floods upon the dry ground." He not only promises to quench thirst,
but to FLOOD our lives. And here, too, water refers to His Holy Spirit
which indwells us as believers. Jesus, the Saviour who has made us
His own, has promised that the water He gives shall be in us a WELL
of water, as a spring—overflowing. This all-sufficient Saviour said too,
that he would give us not only everlasting life for eternity, but an
abundant life for the present. No, He would not have us thirsting for
His riches, for His presence, for His power. There is no reason for
lack when ALL is ours in Christ Jesus! He would have every child of
His a specimen of the abundant, overflowing, Christ-filled, consecrated
life. Such a life would be the best "advertisement" to the unsaved.
Where do we find the joy we desire and need? "In Thy presence is
fullness of joy!" Does He care enough to fulfill our desires? "Since
thou wast precious in my sight I have loved thee."
Oh, the depth of the riches of both the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding
out!
So, through moment by moment fellowship with Christ, enriched
by daily reading and knowing and loving His Word, and by prayer,
may we be able to say with the Psalmist, "Nevertheless, I am contin-ually
with thee: Thou hast holden me by the right hand." "In His pres-enece
is fulness of joy." "They ... shall not want any good thing."
BY HENRY WINGBLADE
The fall of the year plays its
very important part in the lives
of young people. To me each fall
brings throbbing memories of falls
of other years.
It marks the beginning of school
again after the hot summer. The
weather is still warm enough to
be enjoyed—though surcharged
with an increasing tang of 'cool-ness.
There is the fragrant odor
of burning leaves. Shouts ring out
from boys in early football prac-tice.
Work and play have taken
a new grip upon student life.
As the college year begins, new
faces stir the heart. Programs are
mapped out and begun. No failures
are as yet registered—only the
thrill of anticipation and hope.
Life is throbbing with future. All
things are possible. The "glory of
the unfinished" is beckoning ev-erywhere.
It is "to follow knowl-edge
like a sinking star to the ut-most
bounds of human thought."
But in the spring the year is
rounding to a close. One is reap-ing
what he has sown. Standards
have been realized. Friendships
have been knit. Character has
been formed. The fragrance of li-lacs
is in the air. Commencement
is upon us. Rewards are meted
out.
And so the school year is a kind
of portrayal of life iytself. There is
a beginning, a continuation, and
an end. There always comes a last
day—we are then "a part of all
that we have met." Like a rolled
up scroll, so our personality is
made up of every impression which
has been wrought from within and
without through the years—immut-able
forever.
"The moving finger writes,
And having writ—moves on.
Not all your learning,
Not all your wit,
Can e'er erase a single line—
Nor all your tears wash out one
word of it."
But this is spring—and we are
young. Life is beckoning. Needs
are calling. Doors of tremendous
import are opening. Christian
youth movements are sweeping the
country. Deep streams of power
are flowing. What are we to do?
It is for us to launch out into
the full tide of God's love and
faithfulness—to lose ourselves in
His eternal purpose and find our-selves
in His fulness of joy. And
as we launch, it is for us to fol-low
a higher Light than any that
was ever seen on sea or land.
"Not of the sunlight,
Not of the moonlight,
Not of the starlight,-
0 young mariner,
Down to the haven,
Call your companions,
Launch your vessel,
And crowd your canvas—
And, ere it vanishes
Over the margin,
After it, follow it,—
Follow the gleam."
THE BETHEL CLARION
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News Editor Elaine Pegors
Sports Editor Robert Nelson
Circulation Manager Robert Sandin
Business Manager William Thompson
Business Advisor Dean Emery Johnson
Typists Jean Hamlett, Dorothy Dahlman
The Bethel Male Quartet will assist the Arian Chorus in their Last
Home Concert on Friday, May 4. Members of the Quartet are, left to
right, David Danielson, Lloyd Nordstrom, William Peterson, and Roger
Youngquist.
Work Among
BETHEL MALE QUARTET FEATURED Japanese -Amer.
Presented
You aren't angry with me, are you? We don't have to take them!!
THE BETHEL CLARION Page 3
Pvt. Wm. Berg
Visits Bethel
Pvt. Bill Berg, former student of
Bethel from Ashland, Wisconsin,
visited the campus last Tuesday
and Wednesday during a delay en-route
to Fort Meade, Maryland, for
overseas duty. Bill left school dur-ing
the first part of December, and
was home in Ashland until a week
before Christmas, when he entered
the U. S. Army. He has been sta-tioned
at Camp Robinson, Little
Rock, Arkansas. Bill reports that
he misses Bethel and the students,
and plans to return after the war.
Singspiration
At Cambridge
SuccessFul
The Bethel Arian Chorus and
Male Quartette were featured at
a singspiration in the Cambridge
High School Auditorium Saturday
evening, April 21. Preceding the
program the high school band
gave a short concert. Other musi-cal
talent included a trumpet solo
by Bob Nelson and a number by
Bob and Dave Danielson on two
trumpets and two pianos. Ruth
Rask, student director of the Arian
Chorus directed two numbers by
the group. Paul Nagano, a Middle-man
in the seminary, gave a stir-ring
message as the climax of the
program.
Following the singspiration, Be-thel
students were invited to the
Baptist Church where a lunch had
been prepared for them., Much
credit for the success of the even-ing
should be given to Dave Dan-ielson,
who was in charge of ar-rangements,
Roger Youngquist,
songleader, and Ruth Rask, accom-panist.
(Continued from page 1)
(Minneapolis), Ebenezer, Duluth,
Medicine Lake, and Elim Chapel,
Violet C. Carlson; Brainerd, Eloise
Jensen and Marie Anne Hedberg;
Isanti and Grove City, Helen Hol-le;
Milaca, Opstead, and German
Baptist ( St. Paul ), Marianne
Schouweiller and Vivian Gaydosik;
Fish Lake, Margaret Jensen; Al-bert
Lea, Viola Jensen; Red Wing,
Lily Johnson and Verna Waller;
five schools in Duluth, Jackie
Lundquist and Edna Sahl; Alexan-dria,
Bertha Menefee and Janet
Walker.
Bethany and Prospect Park, St.
Paul, Bertha Menefee and Evelyn
Sundberg; Highland Park, Vivian
Gaydosik and Bertha Menefee;
Central (St. Paul) Audrey Skarp,
Lillian Nelson, and Vivian Gay-dosik;
Hillman and Minnehaha
(Minneapolis), Grace Swanson and
Verna Waller; Fergus Falls and
St. Louis Park, Grace Swanson
and Audrey Skarp.
Several other girls will also
teach schools which are not spon-sored
by Bethel Institute.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 2—Alexis
May 4—Last Home Concert
May 10—Seminary Banquet
May 10— Bethel Women's As-sociation
Formal Reception
May 11—Track and Field Meet
May 18—Sophomore Banquet.
Outside Talent
At Convocations
At convocation on April 10, we
were privileged to have Major Dit-ton,
a war correspondent, as our
speaker. He spoke on the subject,
"A Wave, A Wing, and A Prayer,"
and gave us a thrilling account of
the work of the commandos in the
clearing of the coast of France
for allied troops on D-day. Major
Ditton, who was a member of the
commando group about which he
spoke, was one of five survivors
of the sixty-five men who took
part in the mission. Through his
very vivid and real descriptions,
we were all made to realize more
of what our boys are actually go-ing
through for us in all parts of
the world.
Miss Myrna Montgomery, Neva
Liljemark, and Maxine Olson all
had part in the convocation held
on April 17. Miss Montgomery,
who was accompanied on the piano
by her sister, favored us with four
groups of selections on her marim-ba.
We were very fortunate in se-curing
this talented young woman,
and enjoyed to the fullest every
number which she played.
Between the groups, Neva Lilje-mark
sang the "Holy City," and
Maxine Olson gave several fitting
readings in honor of our late pres-ident,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A joint meeting of the freshman
and sophomore classes was held
during convocation hour on April
24. The classes voted to pay $10
for a page in the Spire, and dis-cussed
athle\t ic activities. An-nouncements
were made regarding
the ping-pong tournaments, volley-ball
tournaments, and the track
meet.
Missionary Band met the even-ing
of April 17 in the Seminary
Chapel. The service was led by
Joel Anderson. Grace Swanson
and Helen Soder sang a mission-ary
song "Lord, Send Me." Rev.
Paul Nagano gave a very stirring
missionary message. He brought
several Japanese-American young
people to the meeting. One of the
girls sang a solo at the close of
the service. Lunch was served in
the dining room.
"Direct Your Feet to
Pete's Retreat"
—Where Students and
Faculty Meet Around
the Coffee Cup.
NO FINAL EXAMS?
BY AUDREY SKARP
Do you remember final examinations, those tests of the knowledge
accumulated throughout each year of high school, college, or seminary
training? It has been so long since some of us have taken finals that
we hardly know what they are like. There are, however, kind friends
(and teachers) who remind us casually that the last week in May is
exam week and that three hours are allotted for each final. We wince,
thinking about all the studying we shall have to do some time, but
when? And it has been so long since we hav‘e studied that we won't
remember how. It- is impossible! Why must exams be placed at the
end of the year when there are so many other extra activities going on?
So you do remember final examinations? Hmm! That creates a
problem and we shall have to break the news gently. Didn't you read
the bulletin board notices, especially an official document dated April
19, 1945? We have often had discussions about finals—we know it would
create a better atmosphere all around were there no examinations.
Our Senior class in high school, for example, proved this point! We
were a very large class, comparatively speaking, and there was quite
a mass of intelligence accumulated in this one class. (Statement based
on actual figures, twelve out of thirty-six were A and B students.) We
introduced several new ideas—senior privileges (of various descrip-tions)—
including the elimination of finals for seniors with A or B av-erage,
and we kindly offered ourselves as a "guinea pig" class on which
to experiment the advisability of the practice. We won't mention whe
ther the privileges were carried on to the next year; frankly, I've for-gotten,
because I graduated without finals and somehow didn't care what
they did the next year.
Didn't you know that now, due to a ruling of the school board, we
need not take finals? I do hope you hadn't already begun studying.
It is true, however, we don't have to take them! The statute will no
doubt induce students to work more diligently within the next three
weeks to keep their averages up! They will leave school with more
energy stored up for summer work! They will be more anxious to re-turn
next fall to work with determination to keep those marks up!
They will—there's no end to the good this decision will create!
Do I mean it? Honest! If you don't believe me, see for yourself the
notice, which reads as follows:
"A ruling of the Bethel School Board provides that all bills are
to be paid before final examinations are taken. This includes bills for
room and board."
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FROM BETHELITES
ON ALL FRONTS
From Memphis
Dear Bethel,
School here is great. Boy, I
never thought I could get so inter-ested
in radio gear and radio work.
Even sitting and taking code at
18-20 words a minute for two hours
straight is fun—almost as much
fun as it was sitting up in the zo-ology
lab. for two hours straight.
Now to get to the thing I'm most
happy about. About three weeks
ago last Sunday night, Johnny
Whitcomb, son of the medical miss
sionary from India, and I had
charge of the six o'clock Christian
League service. For various rea-sons
we spoke on missions. John-ny
was able to give living, real
concrete examples of missionary
work and the extent to which it is
being carried out. Following his
appealing illustrations and exam-ples
I tried to emphasize the need
and responsibility we have as
Christians in forwarding the mis-sion
work in light of God's word.
The Lord used both of us in a
mighty way. There were about
twenty-five there and God was
right in our midst. A week later
two of the fellows in a neighboring
barracks came over and told us
that they had dedicated their lives
to Christ for full time missionary
work. Then last Sunday night the
chaplain told us that another
young fellow who had left this
base that week had told him that
that very same night he had prom-ised
God he would go to the utter-most
parts of the world to preach
the unsearchable riches. What a
joy to have a message that accom-plishes
something for time and
eternity. How I rejoice over the
experiences I had at Bethel and
the ones I've had personally with
my Saviour. Truly, every day with
Jesus is sweeter than the day be-fore.
Friend in Christ,
Willis Wessman
From Germany
Dear Ladell,
Would that we could've joined
you in hearing those fine speak-ers
during Founder's Week. I sup-pose
it was well attended as usual,
and that everyone went away re-freshed
spiritually and socially.
Mel Peterson (remember him?)
is very near here, and almost
caught me at the office one day,
but I was out. Surely hope I get
to see him, tho. It'll be good to
see an old pal again.
Sincerely in Christ's Name,
Cpl. James Nyquist, 32569376
Hq. 42 Inf. Div. A.P.O. 411
c/o Postmaster, N. Y., N. Y.
From Oklahoma
Dear Friends:
It has been quite some time
since last I saw you. Received the
Clarion the other day. This navy
life has certainly presented a new
level of life to me that I had real-ly
never realized before. First of
all, it isn't an easy task to go from
the well "protected" fellowship
like Bethel into the open, hard
clutches of a body of men who, by
their very natures, are exceeding-ly
sinful. In other words it is hard
to make a stand for our Lord and
keep it at its high level. Many
times the question arises whether
it is worth all this trouble to hold
forth, but a little self pride and
the grace of God seem to take care
of it.
Yours in Him,
Wilbur G. Ericson, S 1/c
Radar Cl. 40-45
NATTC Bks. 62
Norman, Okla.
From the Pacific
Dear Dean Johnson,
Not having replied to your com-munication
for quite some time,
there is a great deal to tell you.
This last year has been a high-light
in my life from the stand-point
of travel and liberal educa-tion,
but most of all in a spiritual
blessing from my Lord and Saviour
on High. Romans 8:28. This verse
has been in my memory for quite
some time, but only this last year
have I been made to realize its
true significance and claim its true
value for myself. The Lord has
been abundant in His mercy and
keeping power in my behalf.
Last December I had the grand
opportunity to visit a Mission Sta-tion
and School on a small neigh-boring
island. Rev. and Mrs. John
Gillan and little daughter Helen
were the missionaries. He is the
grandson of the former world re-nowned
John G. Paton, "Mission-ary
to the New Hebrides." It was
a real thrill for me to see first
hand how a Mission Station is ac-,
tually conducted. Native boys
(men) from surrounding areas are
brought in for training as evange-lists
and preachers and Christian
Workers. The entire course is four
years. Of course it is a long slow
sometimes painful process for the
natives in learning, nevertheless
they are perservering and faithful
to the calling.
Yours in His Service "overhere"
Perry 0. Hedberg, PhM3c
Base Malaria Control Unit
Navy 140—c/o F.P.O.
San Francisco, California
"Bell-bottomed trousers,
And coats of navy blue—"
Such was the garb of Leo Lind-berg,
S 2/c when he visited Beth-el's
halls a few weeks ago, fresh
out of boot camp. Since his return
to Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, we hear that he has been
wearing "whites" constantly. No,
not his dress whites, but a hospi-tal
gown. You see, he sailed into
some stormy weather—the rheu-matic
fever.
"She loved a sailor,
And he loved her too—"
Which brings to mind the fact
that Gretchen Clausen was very
pleased with what the Easter bun-ny
brought her. We don't blame
you Gretch; we were all glad to
see Johnny Bob. We hear he's
soon to be stationed at St. Olaf
College where he will take train-ing
under the Navy V-5 program.
"And now she's gone to sea—"
Huh, not just yet. At present
Margaret Swanson, Y 3/c, is secre-tary
to the personnel office at the
U. S. Naval Air Station, Jackson-ville,
Florida. Swanee reports that
she is hoping for a leave soon.
Won't it be swell to hear an en-thusiastic
pep talk on the "advan-tages"
of the U. S. Navy!
In a letter recently received
from Wilbur "Knopp" Erickson,
S 1/c, who is now taking radar
training in Norman, Oklahoma, he
expressed his thanks to Dean John-son
for his kind letters of encour-agement.
He stated, "It is wonder-ful
to know that there are many
who care and pray."
German students, don't despair!
Maybe your Deutsch will come in
handy some day. Jimmy Nyquist,
who is now a corporal in the in-fantry
somewhere in Germany sent
word to Miss Nelson that the Ger-man
he learned here at Bethel is
really coming in handy now.
Of course, all our former lan-guage
students haven't found a use
for their knowledge; at least we
don't imagine Conwell Anderson,
S 2/c, who is now somewhere in
the Pacific, is finding too much
opportunity for exhibiting his pro-ficiency
in Swedish.
Willie Wessman writes from the
Naval Air Technical Training Cen-ter
in Memphis, Tennessee, that he
envies the Bethel student's usual
siege of spring (Como Park) fever.
According to tradition the wo-man
has the -rast word. Hence, the
closing item in our news roundup
concerns Bethel's contribution to
the WAC. Pvt. Alice Schouweiler
has just been graduated from the
Adjutant General School, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas. She is now en-route
to her post at the Army and
Navy General Hospital in Hot
Springs, Arkansas
Bell-Bottomed I rousers
And Coats of Kahki, 700
BY LORENE JANSSEN
And THIS Is Where We Eat
BY EUNICE WOOD
"Where all friends meet, and
some friends eat, if good friends
treat."
Where eggs blow up occasional-ly
too. We wish to make an apolo-gy
to the Chemistry class. One
morning last week when a horrible
smell was permeating through the
halls, many people blamed the
Chemistry class for it. But eggs
boiled dry not only make an ex-plosive
noise when they explode,
but also a scorching smell when
they scorch.
Perhaps it was the day after
this little accident that one of our
customers came in and said, "I'd
like an egg salad sandwich with
some egg salad in it today—even
if I have to pay a little extra."
Would it seem queer to you, if
you were working in a drug store,
and a young man came in and or-dered
two sundaes because a young
lady might be in later? Perhaps
that is the customary thing to do
in Chicago. How about it, Sahlin?
How would you like a peanut
butter, dill pickle, mustard sand-wich?
It doesn't sound very good
to me, but Roger Youngquist seems
to like it, for he orders one every
day.
If anyone who has fourth hour
free is interested in getting his hot
dish free every day, talk to one
of the girls who work in the Cof-fee
Shop fourth hour. All you have
to do is bring the hot dish from
the Boarding Club kitchen to the
Coffee Shop about 11:45 A. M.
every day. The girls would appre-ciate
a response to this request be-cause
they are not only busy
fourth hour, but the hot dish is
heavy some days too.
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Fem.; Snatches
BY MABEL ANDERSON
B—ouquets and more bouquets! Lorene Janssen's birthday proved to
be very enjoyable when those "one dozen roses" arrived from the
one and only overseas. "Oo's" and "ah's" can be heard from all Be-thel
gals visiting Como Conservatory—and then—the sign— "Don't
pick the flowers!" What a disappointment!
A—ctivity and more of it! May is here, and banquet ideas are in the
air. Eloise Jenssen and Greta Fredrickson are as busy as little bees
preparing the decorations for that May 18th event. And, just as in-dustrious
are Irene Hess and Margaret Jensen, two artists engaged
in making posters for the concert this Friday.
N— ew clothes—shorts, skirts, slacks—and formals! With the B.W.A.
tea, and the banquets just around the corner, formals seem to be the
most important of the clothes items at the moment. Joy Berry is
deep in -thought about that Simplicity pattern, and Arleth Brask and
Virginia Anderson are trying to decide what color to choose.
Q—uestions—The Sophomores are asking for the Freshie who will re-veal
what the J. S. is going to be like, and Gretchen Clauson is won-dering
if Bob will have liberty that night. (Incidentally Bob is to
be stationed at St. Olaf's starting May 17th.) However, another ques-tion
is in the minds of _Dagmar Jensen, Jean Hamlett, and Norma
Seaquist; they're all trying to figure out when their term papers
will reach completion. Their theme song at the moment is "Never A
Day Goes by That I Don't Think of You" (the term paper).
U—nusual--If you were to enter Eleanor Nelson's room, you would see
a few of those decorations for the J. S., and unusual they are. The
Sem Banquet will be unusual this year too; for it sounds as though
the fellows will be really held down. (The theme of the Banquet is
"Anchors".) And speaking of things unusual, Lois Amstutz has some-thing
new in the line of waste baskets. However, Dorothy Ericson
takes first prize— Say, Bob Sandin, a little bigger picture (more than
two inches) would look better in that 8x10 picture frame on Dorothy's
desk.
Summer days have shoo-ed the
heavy winter quilts off most of the
beds in yon cloistered rooms, but
many have intermittently been re-called
into service, as the fellows
have been awaking about three
A. M. (the silent hour) with a half-inch
of frost on their whiskers.
Some have been brave enough to
fling wide their windows, while
others desirous of a whole and
hearty constitution, have been con-tent
with a two-inch aperture. Sev-eral
are still tenaciously clinging
to, or are being clung to, by the
outmoded and somewhat obsolete
"longies". But hope is never out
of sight.
Several of the inmates have paid
brusk visits to the bathtub, Ray
Hanson and Harris Johnson being
the faithful few. Incidentally, Har-ris
came out with a two-tone job.
We're one jump ahead of Henry
Ford at leant in speed. (Red and
Blue.)
John Agee has been bed-ridden
a few days during the past week,
and he was keeping his eye peeled,
and hair combed, for a girl named
Katherinle, who hails from over
Minneapolis way. When he was
strong enough to navigate again he
took a trip to the hospital (with
a packed brief-case). At midnight
he had not returned and some con-cerned
dorm mother called the U.
Hospital to see if Mr. Agee was a
patient there. Come to find out,
he had been over to see Katy.
Some "cure-all", eh? !
Ralphy was here and graced the
halls with both his conscious and
unconscious presence both day and
night. "Old faces bring new hope."
Interpret that maxim in your own
way. Adios.
Now that banquet season is at
hand I deem it fitting that con-sideration
be given to what is
technically known as "talking her
into it."
If you have been operating ac-cording
to the method suggested
in our last issue, you must have
attracted a number of intelligent
beauties by now. Put their names
in a hat, draw out one, and hie
yourself to her place of abode. Up-on
arriving do not say, "Hiya,
babe, whatcha doin' May 18?" It
is much better to converse pleas-antly
for a few minutes in order
to establish rapport, then to intro-duce
the subject of the banquet
and to assure her- that nothing
would give you more pleasure than
the privilege of escorting her. If
she avers she'd like to go but will
be washing her hair on that date
—well, you'd better read the ads
and check up on yourself.
If the light of your life is out,
it is proper to leave a calling card.
Leaving cards for all the ladies of
the household is fast becoming
passe. This procedure is hardly
practicable anyway at the girls'
dorm—the cost of calling cards
would soon exceed the tuition fee.
It may be necessary to resort to
telephoning the lady of your
choice. If she lives in the dorm,
it would be wise to start calling
several weeks in advance of the
banquet date. The telephone is
least likely to be busy between
the hours of two and four in the
morning. Even then there is no
guarantee of getting a call through.
I remember our college banquet
two years ago. I dialed the dorm
and was connected with West-lund's
Meat Market. Of course I
learned that they had a special
sale of ham hocks but that infor-mation
is valueless to most peo-ple—
any male Bethel student pre•
fers going out with a girl to a
ham hock. (Ed. note—this was be-fore
meat rationing.) When final-ly
I made the proper connection.
I asked the young lady to go to
the banquet with me. She had had
an argument with her parents that
day and wanted to disgrace them
—so she acquiesced—You see, –it's
not so hard.
You have now been introduced
to the intricacies of introductions
and date-making. Having mas-tered
the "mechanics" of the pro-cess,
we can next proceed to a dis-cussion
of that which will appeal
to your sense of the esthetic—the
language of flowers. William
Wordsworth in his "Intimations of
Immortality" says:
"To me the meanest flower that
blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep
for tears."
E—nthusiasm is filling the air and May is proving to be an interesting
month. The Freshies are enthusiastic about the J. S., the Sophomores
about graduation (we hope), the Sem students about their banquet,
and the girls are talking about the formal B.W.A. tea. (Little en-thusiasm
is being shown, however, in regard to final examinations.)
T—hrills—Peggy Peterson is still talking about that thrilling trip to
the Windy City. Florence Peterson is mumbling about her thrilling,
I mean chilling, experience when a downpour of H,2,0, from a can
of water accidentally (?) placed on the top of her door fell on "vic-tim"
Peterson.
S—atisfaction—With the school year fast drawing to a close, thoughts
travel to the "pasture" as well as the future. Past days at Bethel
have been "tops." And putting them all together—bouquets, activity,
new clothes, questions, unusual things, enthusiasm, thrills, we know
that all are looking forward to the B-A-N-Q-U-E-T-S and other ac-tivities
scheduled for the month of May. It's the last month of the
school year, so, come on,fellow students, let's make the most of it!
Sem., Snatches
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Concordia Comets Ping-Pong
Conquer Chiefs Tournament
Under Way
Bethel Defeats
Luther College
In Eighth 7-6
The Bethel Indians defeated
Martin Luther College of New Ulm
on Saturday, April 28, by a score
of 7-6. It was Bethel's second con-test
of the season, and the dia-mond-
men definitely showed im-provement,
both in the field and
at the plate.
Bob S'.ndin went the route on
the mound for Bethel, and. south-paw
Larry Gutzke hurled. the full
nine innings for the visitors. Both
pitched well but their support was
at times rather shaky, with the re-sult
that Bethel scored their sev-en
runs on only eight hits aril Lu-ther
made six runs while getting
nine blows.
Bethel took a 1-0 lead in the last
-half of the first inning, but in the
second Luther got to Sandin for
three runs on an error, a hit oats-man,
a :Ingle, and a triple. :An-ther
increased its lead to 4-1 in the
third frame as Gutzke poled a long
home run into Nebraska Av (mu?.
However, in the last half of the
third, Bethel pounded Gutzke all
over the lot. Highlight of this five-run
rally was Captain Sahlin's line
single to left with the base;3 load-ed.
The Indians batted all the way
around and led 6-4 at the end of
the inning.
Thereafter both pitchers settled
down and hurled shutout ball until
the eighth inning, in which D.M.
L.C. tied tile score at six-all
three singles and a long fly bail.
_Bethel came back in the final half
of the inning, however, taking ad-vantage
of an error and a wind-blown
double to squeeze across the
winning run. The visitors were
set down in order in the ninth, and
Bethel c.!:::ked up its first victory
of 1915.
Where can a man buy a cap for
his knee?
Or a key to the lock of his hair?
Can his eyes be called an academy,
Because there are pupils there?
In the crown of his head, what
gems are found?
Who travels the bridge of his
nose?
Can he use when shingling the
roof of his mouth?
The nails on the end of his toes?
Can the crook of his elbow be sent
to jail?
And if so what did he do?
How does he sharpen his shoulder
blades?
I'll be hanged if I know, do you?
—North Park College News
Sahlin Elected
1945 Captain
Clarence Sahlin, fiery guard on
the Bethel basketball team, was
recently elected captain of the
baseball team for the 1945 season.
Sahlin, shortstop and pepperbox
of the infield, is playing his third
season of baseball. Always batting
in the cleanup spot, Clarence is
the team's most consistent hitter
and is an excellent fielder.
Bethel will play seven games
this year, four away and three at
home. On May 3rd they will en-gage
the strong Augsburg College
team on the Veterans Hospital
Field. This game will be played
on Augsburg's class day, in which
all classes are dismissed and the
entire student body attends the
baseball game. Among the other
games scheduled will be a two
game trip to Mankato and New
Ulm May 25th and 26th.
The schedule:
*April 24 Concordia
*April 28 Luther College
May 3 Augsburg
*May ? Concordia
*May 18 Bethany Lutheran
*May 25 Bethany Lutheran
*May 26 Luther
*Conference games
Frosh Arrange
Track Meet
On Friday, May 11, an all-school
track and field meet will be held.
Since Bethel has no track on which
the races may be run, the fresh-man
class, sponsors of the day-long
sports program are contact-ing
other schools to obtain the use
of facilities away from the school.
Nothing definite has been reported
along this line, but Bob Daley,
freshman class president, expects
an answer in the near future.
The Junior College has extended
a challenge to the Seminary, and
the two teams have been prepar-ing
for the contest during the last
two weeks. The managers of the
Seminary trackmen are Paul Na-gano,
Roland Gustafson, and Clar-ence
Sahlin,while the college team
is headed by Bob Daley and Nor-man
State.
The track, events which will be
run include dashes of fifty, one
hundred, two hundred twenty, and
four hundred forty yards, a half-mile
run, and quarter-mile and re-lays.
Field events are football
throw for distance, shot put, high
jump, anal running broad jump.
Several of Bethel's athletes are
former high school trackmen, and
the events promise to provide a
wealth of thrills and excitement
for spectator and participant alike.
Bethel Outclassed
On Enemy Diamond
Bethel opened its 1945 baseball
campaign at Concordia last Tues-day,
losing 8-2 in a loosely played
game. Lack of practice was notic-able
in the Bethel boys as they
performed poorly in the field and
were amazingly weak at the plate.
Held to five hits, the red and
white threatened in but three in-nings
as Raabe, the Comet's hurl-er,
pitched a steady game. In the
second inning Sahlin singled, stole
second and scored on Peterson's
hard liner to left field. Nelson con-nected
for a long triple to right
center in the third only to die on
base. Bethel's second and last run
was scored in the seventh when
Nyman walked, went to third on
an error and scored on Edwards'
fly to right.
Peterson and Sandia hurled well
for the Indians allowing seven
hits, but received little support
from their mates. Gustafson, the
team's leading hitter last season,
failed to hit the ball out of the
infield while Eddy, the promising
rookie went down twice via the
strike out route.
Bethel has a potentially strong
team and, having the first game
with its necessary corrective as-pects
out of the way, should prove
its worth during the remainder of
its schedule.
Support the
7th War Loan
Drive
Pairings for the ping-pong tour-nament
being sponsored by the
freshmen class have finally been
posted on the bulletin board in
the main hall of the college build-ing.
Seventeen names are listed in
the men's division, ten in the wo-men's
singles section, and four
pairs in the women's doubles.
The men's division includes such
outstanding paddlers as Wanfred
Peterson, Bob Bergerud, Wesley
Lindblom, Maurice Lundh, and
Clarence Sahlin, several of whom
made strong bids for first place in
last year's tournament.
In the girl's division Eunice
Wood has already advanced to the
quarter finals by beating Doris M.
Johnson and Barbara Edson. Ma-bel
Anderson and Jean Hamlett are
two other girls who are expected
to provide competition in the tour-nament.
Playing was to have be-gun
on Wednesday, April 25. All
first round matches were to be
played April 25, 26, and 27. Second
round play was to be completed
by May 2. Games may not be
played behind schedule "without
reason". Violation of this rule
means that the player responsible
for the delay must forfeit the
match.
Equipment is to be furnished by
the participants. Players must win
three games out of five in order to
be declared winner of the match.
Official ping-pong rules are fol-lowed,
except that certain excep-tions
may be agreed upon by both
players.
Bethel Girls
Beaten by
St. Francis
On Tuesday, April 17, in the Be-thel
gym the girls' basketball team
played a final game against the
St. Francis girls. • The reason for
the post-season game was that the
teams encountered considerable
difficulty in arranging a suitable
date.
The final score, 31-24, favored
St. Francis, but the half-time score
was tied at 14-14. Betty Nyman
held high point honors with a
total of 14, while Muellner of St.
Francis brought her total points
up to 10 by three beautiful long
shots. Roland Gustafson was the
referree.
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THE ARIAN CHORUS, directed by Nels Stjernstrom, which will be heard in concert this Friday night.
Back row, left to right: M. Nelson, P. Krueger, N. Baustian, I. Hess, G. Jorgenson, J. Lundquist, M. Bjork,
E. Pegors, R. Rask, E. Sundberg, H. Holle, F. Hedman, C. Peterson. Middle row: A. Krueger, L. Nelson,
A. Skarp, L. Beauhall, J. Fisher, E. Herbold, V. Dahlman, C. LaGesse, C. Hintz, V. Waller, J. Hamlett.
Front row: N. Larson, A. Bavin, P. Johnson, J. Gilbert, G. Anderson, J. Wingblade, G. Klassen, D. Jensen,
V. Anderson, J. Helmgren, D. Dahlman, V. Peterson.
THE BETHEL CLARION
Vol. XXIV — No. 9 BETHEL INSTITUTE, St. Paul, Minnesota May 2, 1945
Arian Quartet To Give Concert
Anchors" Chosen
As Theme of
Sem Banquet
Thursday evening, May 10, has
been tentatively chosen as the date
of the Seminary Banquet. It will
be held in the YMCA banquet
room beginning at either 6:30 or
7:00. The theme will be "Anchors"
and the key verse will be Acts 27:
29. Dr. Paul Rees, pastor of the
First Covenant Church of Minne-apolis,
has been chosen as speak-er,
but these plans are, as yet, ten-tative.
Lester Pipkin, pastor of the
Navarre Community Church of
Lake Minnetonka, is the program
chairman. "We expect about 110
people," says Warren Magnuson,
committee head.
Kom Till
SvenskKaffe
Kalas I Kvall
A very interesting program is
being planned for tonight by the
program committee of the Alexis
Society. A Swedish theme is to be
followed throughout the program,
which will consist of devotions by
Harold McClure, Swedish songs
and readings, and a moving pic-ture,
"Youth, Sweden." Refresh-ments
will be in keeping with the
theme of the program—Kaffe och
dopp.
J. S. Banquet
To Be May 18
Tentative Program
Includes Former
China Missionary
The Sophomore Banquet will be
held Friday, May 18, at six-thirty
o'clock in the college chapel. The
guest speaker will be Mrs. George
Kraft, who has been a missionary
near Tibet in China for the past
nine years. Before she answered
the call to be a missionary, she
was a speech and literature teach-er
in St. Paul. Presentation of
special music by well-known out-side
talent is being arranged by
the program committee consisting
of Bob Daley, Warren Anderson,
Eddie Shimatsu, and Virginia Pet-erson.
The members of the decoration
committee, the chairman of which
is Eloise Jensen, have completed
their plans and are now preparing-the
decorations. These decora-tions
are being designed to comply
with the Oriental theme of the
banquet.
The admission price for the
Freshman students is seventy-five
cents, for the non-college attend-ants,
one dollar and seventy-five
cents. Complimentary tickets will
be given to the Sophomores, fac-ulty,
and those who work in the
school office.
Bethel Girls
Make Bible
School Plans
As the summer approaches Be-thel
girls are making preparations
for their vacation activities. To
date, thirty-two girls have planned
to go out teaching Daily Vacation
Bible Schools under the D V B S
program of Bethel Institute and
have received their assignments
for schools. Although the majori-ty
of the schools scheduled are to
be held in different parts of Min-nesota,
several out-of-state schools
are also planned.
Those who are conducting out of
state schools include Maxine Olson
and Gladys Biller, who are again
spending the summer teaching in
the New England states; Edith
Bowman and Doris M. Johnson,
who will be at Omaha, Stromsburg
and Gothenburg, Nebraska; aria
Barbara Edson, Norma Seaquist,
and Virginia Peterson, who will
conduct schools at Muskegon, Ma-nistique
and Ludington, Michigan.
Virginia Anderson, Helen Soder,
and Helen Holle will be in Wis-consin;
Jeanette Lyster and Lil-lian
Nelson at Fargo, North Dako-ta;
and Ruth Rask and Lois Ray-metz
at Big Springs, South Dako-ta.
Helen Soder will also teach a
school in Isanti, Lillian Nelson at
Anoka and Central, St. Paul, and
Ruth Rask and Lois Raymetz at
Cushing and Cokato. Other Minne-sota
schools scheduled thus far
are: Quamba, Mora, Grasston and
Brunswick, Arleth Brask; Elim,
(Continued on page 3)
Sophs Sponsor
Musical Program
Friday, May 4
The final home concert of the
Arian Chorus will be held Friday
evening, May 4, at 8:00 P. M. in
the College Chapel. The chorus
will sing three groups of num-bers,
including the negro spiritual
"Were You There" arranged by
Burleigh and "The Lord's Prayer''
by Malotte.
The chorus will be assisted by
the male quartette and Bob Nel-son,
trumpeter. Twin city church-es
have been notified of the con-cert,
and plans for a large gather-ing
have been made.
The sophomore class of the col-lege
is sponsoring this spring con-cert.
General admission tickets
are on sale for fifty cents, with a
discount for students.
Formal Reception
Scheduled For
Thursday, May 10
The B. W. A. is planning a for-mal
reception in honor of the girls
who are being graduated from the
college and the seminary this
spring. The program, which will
be composed entirely of Bethel's
feminine talent, will be held on
May 10 at 5:30 in the reception
room of the girls' dormitory. Af-ter
the program a Swedish smor-gasbord
will be served in the sem-inary
boarding club.
Dr. Mecklenberg
Discusses Allied
Peace Conference
Today during fourth period Dr.
George Mecklenberg of Minneapo-lis
addressed the student body of
Bethel Institute in the college cha-pel.
He undertook to discuss a
subject of great interest and im-portance,
the current Allied Peace
Conference in San Francisco. Dr.
Mecklenberg held the attention of
every listener as he explained
what is happening at this gather-ing
of the United Nations. Con-vocation
hour was held on Wed-nesday
instead of Tuesday so that
this well-known authority could be
brought to Bethel.
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Page 2 THE BETHEL CLARION
Which Way Are You Going?
BY GERALD SMITH
Even though some of us are still young in years, there probably is
not one among us( who at some time or another has not felt sorry for
some traveler wearily plodding along a road without seemingly know-ing
or caring where he was going.
A person who continues to aimlessly wander along day after day
without a destination really is a creature to be pitied, but worse than
that, there is reason to suspect that he may be of unsound mentality.
There is a story told in the Dakotas of an incident that took place
along the Missouri river before the bridges of the present era were
built. In those early pioneering days small ferry boats were uSed to
take the people from one side of the river to another.
One of the early settlers in Dakota was a man who established a
bank .tand real estate agency. While waiting for a ferry to take him
across the river one day, he was approached by a "drifter", a man we
would call a "hobo" in our day. He asked for a quarter, the price of
a ferry ticket.
The astute, thrifty banker looked the man over and said, "Where are
you going?"
The reply came: "No place just for certain."
"Then you might as well stay on this side of the river," said the
banker as he returned the coin to his pocket.
The moral of such an incident applies readily to college students,
many of whom are not yet sure of their "destination". It is not too early
for us to set a definite course for our life, and thus definitely tie in
our studies, our activities, our knowledge, our friendships with the goal
for which we aim.
Even deeper than the lesson for this life is the application of the
need for the proper destination toward which we walk in view of eterni-ty.
There are surely thousands of travelers on the highway of life who
walk blindly without a definite destination. Such aimless traveling is
dangerous and inevitably fatal.
May we be reminded during the busy days of this life and in the
pursuit of knowledge that God has marked out a plain course and has
set for us a fixed goal, in the words of the Lord Jesus Christ who said,
"I am the way, the truth, and the light."
DOES YOUR THIRST
NEED QUENCHING?
BY ALMA !BUNGS
It was one of those hot, dry, sultry days in August. You had just
come in from an exhausting, dusty hike, or you had just finished a game
of tennis that left every part of your mouth parched and dry. Remem-ber
how you thought, "Oh, for a cold, fresh drink of water"?
Remember the times that so many of us as Christians felt that same
thirst in our hearts? A thirsting for a refreshing filling of His Spirit,
or a deeper insight into His word? Have you ever felt, "How can I give
a testimony tonight? I have nothing to testify of. What can I give to
the class I'm to teach? My heart is so empty and lifeless. Oh, to have
the joy of my salvation restored!"? And then you realized that you
would deprive others of a blessing because you yourself did not possess
a blessing inside! . . . One precious—truth from our God Himself brings
joy to thirsting hearts. "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty
and floods upon the dry ground." He not only promises to quench thirst,
but to FLOOD our lives. And here, too, water refers to His Holy Spirit
which indwells us as believers. Jesus, the Saviour who has made us
His own, has promised that the water He gives shall be in us a WELL
of water, as a spring—overflowing. This all-sufficient Saviour said too,
that he would give us not only everlasting life for eternity, but an
abundant life for the present. No, He would not have us thirsting for
His riches, for His presence, for His power. There is no reason for
lack when ALL is ours in Christ Jesus! He would have every child of
His a specimen of the abundant, overflowing, Christ-filled, consecrated
life. Such a life would be the best "advertisement" to the unsaved.
Where do we find the joy we desire and need? "In Thy presence is
fullness of joy!" Does He care enough to fulfill our desires? "Since
thou wast precious in my sight I have loved thee."
Oh, the depth of the riches of both the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding
out!
So, through moment by moment fellowship with Christ, enriched
by daily reading and knowing and loving His Word, and by prayer,
may we be able to say with the Psalmist, "Nevertheless, I am contin-ually
with thee: Thou hast holden me by the right hand." "In His pres-enece
is fulness of joy." "They ... shall not want any good thing."
BY HENRY WINGBLADE
The fall of the year plays its
very important part in the lives
of young people. To me each fall
brings throbbing memories of falls
of other years.
It marks the beginning of school
again after the hot summer. The
weather is still warm enough to
be enjoyed—though surcharged
with an increasing tang of 'cool-ness.
There is the fragrant odor
of burning leaves. Shouts ring out
from boys in early football prac-tice.
Work and play have taken
a new grip upon student life.
As the college year begins, new
faces stir the heart. Programs are
mapped out and begun. No failures
are as yet registered—only the
thrill of anticipation and hope.
Life is throbbing with future. All
things are possible. The "glory of
the unfinished" is beckoning ev-erywhere.
It is "to follow knowl-edge
like a sinking star to the ut-most
bounds of human thought."
But in the spring the year is
rounding to a close. One is reap-ing
what he has sown. Standards
have been realized. Friendships
have been knit. Character has
been formed. The fragrance of li-lacs
is in the air. Commencement
is upon us. Rewards are meted
out.
And so the school year is a kind
of portrayal of life iytself. There is
a beginning, a continuation, and
an end. There always comes a last
day—we are then "a part of all
that we have met." Like a rolled
up scroll, so our personality is
made up of every impression which
has been wrought from within and
without through the years—immut-able
forever.
"The moving finger writes,
And having writ—moves on.
Not all your learning,
Not all your wit,
Can e'er erase a single line—
Nor all your tears wash out one
word of it."
But this is spring—and we are
young. Life is beckoning. Needs
are calling. Doors of tremendous
import are opening. Christian
youth movements are sweeping the
country. Deep streams of power
are flowing. What are we to do?
It is for us to launch out into
the full tide of God's love and
faithfulness—to lose ourselves in
His eternal purpose and find our-selves
in His fulness of joy. And
as we launch, it is for us to fol-low
a higher Light than any that
was ever seen on sea or land.
"Not of the sunlight,
Not of the moonlight,
Not of the starlight,-
0 young mariner,
Down to the haven,
Call your companions,
Launch your vessel,
And crowd your canvas—
And, ere it vanishes
Over the margin,
After it, follow it,—
Follow the gleam."
THE BETHEL CLARION
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4. To establish a better understanding among the students.
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News Editor Elaine Pegors
Sports Editor Robert Nelson
Circulation Manager Robert Sandin
Business Manager William Thompson
Business Advisor Dean Emery Johnson
Typists Jean Hamlett, Dorothy Dahlman
The Bethel Male Quartet will assist the Arian Chorus in their Last
Home Concert on Friday, May 4. Members of the Quartet are, left to
right, David Danielson, Lloyd Nordstrom, William Peterson, and Roger
Youngquist.
Work Among
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THE BETHEL CLARION Page 3
Pvt. Wm. Berg
Visits Bethel
Pvt. Bill Berg, former student of
Bethel from Ashland, Wisconsin,
visited the campus last Tuesday
and Wednesday during a delay en-route
to Fort Meade, Maryland, for
overseas duty. Bill left school dur-ing
the first part of December, and
was home in Ashland until a week
before Christmas, when he entered
the U. S. Army. He has been sta-tioned
at Camp Robinson, Little
Rock, Arkansas. Bill reports that
he misses Bethel and the students,
and plans to return after the war.
Singspiration
At Cambridge
SuccessFul
The Bethel Arian Chorus and
Male Quartette were featured at
a singspiration in the Cambridge
High School Auditorium Saturday
evening, April 21. Preceding the
program the high school band
gave a short concert. Other musi-cal
talent included a trumpet solo
by Bob Nelson and a number by
Bob and Dave Danielson on two
trumpets and two pianos. Ruth
Rask, student director of the Arian
Chorus directed two numbers by
the group. Paul Nagano, a Middle-man
in the seminary, gave a stir-ring
message as the climax of the
program.
Following the singspiration, Be-thel
students were invited to the
Baptist Church where a lunch had
been prepared for them., Much
credit for the success of the even-ing
should be given to Dave Dan-ielson,
who was in charge of ar-rangements,
Roger Youngquist,
songleader, and Ruth Rask, accom-panist.
(Continued from page 1)
(Minneapolis), Ebenezer, Duluth,
Medicine Lake, and Elim Chapel,
Violet C. Carlson; Brainerd, Eloise
Jensen and Marie Anne Hedberg;
Isanti and Grove City, Helen Hol-le;
Milaca, Opstead, and German
Baptist ( St. Paul ), Marianne
Schouweiller and Vivian Gaydosik;
Fish Lake, Margaret Jensen; Al-bert
Lea, Viola Jensen; Red Wing,
Lily Johnson and Verna Waller;
five schools in Duluth, Jackie
Lundquist and Edna Sahl; Alexan-dria,
Bertha Menefee and Janet
Walker.
Bethany and Prospect Park, St.
Paul, Bertha Menefee and Evelyn
Sundberg; Highland Park, Vivian
Gaydosik and Bertha Menefee;
Central (St. Paul) Audrey Skarp,
Lillian Nelson, and Vivian Gay-dosik;
Hillman and Minnehaha
(Minneapolis), Grace Swanson and
Verna Waller; Fergus Falls and
St. Louis Park, Grace Swanson
and Audrey Skarp.
Several other girls will also
teach schools which are not spon-sored
by Bethel Institute.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 2—Alexis
May 4—Last Home Concert
May 10—Seminary Banquet
May 10— Bethel Women's As-sociation
Formal Reception
May 11—Track and Field Meet
May 18—Sophomore Banquet.
Outside Talent
At Convocations
At convocation on April 10, we
were privileged to have Major Dit-ton,
a war correspondent, as our
speaker. He spoke on the subject,
"A Wave, A Wing, and A Prayer,"
and gave us a thrilling account of
the work of the commandos in the
clearing of the coast of France
for allied troops on D-day. Major
Ditton, who was a member of the
commando group about which he
spoke, was one of five survivors
of the sixty-five men who took
part in the mission. Through his
very vivid and real descriptions,
we were all made to realize more
of what our boys are actually go-ing
through for us in all parts of
the world.
Miss Myrna Montgomery, Neva
Liljemark, and Maxine Olson all
had part in the convocation held
on April 17. Miss Montgomery,
who was accompanied on the piano
by her sister, favored us with four
groups of selections on her marim-ba.
We were very fortunate in se-curing
this talented young woman,
and enjoyed to the fullest every
number which she played.
Between the groups, Neva Lilje-mark
sang the "Holy City," and
Maxine Olson gave several fitting
readings in honor of our late pres-ident,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A joint meeting of the freshman
and sophomore classes was held
during convocation hour on April
24. The classes voted to pay $10
for a page in the Spire, and dis-cussed
athle\t ic activities. An-nouncements
were made regarding
the ping-pong tournaments, volley-ball
tournaments, and the track
meet.
Missionary Band met the even-ing
of April 17 in the Seminary
Chapel. The service was led by
Joel Anderson. Grace Swanson
and Helen Soder sang a mission-ary
song "Lord, Send Me." Rev.
Paul Nagano gave a very stirring
missionary message. He brought
several Japanese-American young
people to the meeting. One of the
girls sang a solo at the close of
the service. Lunch was served in
the dining room.
"Direct Your Feet to
Pete's Retreat"
—Where Students and
Faculty Meet Around
the Coffee Cup.
NO FINAL EXAMS?
BY AUDREY SKARP
Do you remember final examinations, those tests of the knowledge
accumulated throughout each year of high school, college, or seminary
training? It has been so long since some of us have taken finals that
we hardly know what they are like. There are, however, kind friends
(and teachers) who remind us casually that the last week in May is
exam week and that three hours are allotted for each final. We wince,
thinking about all the studying we shall have to do some time, but
when? And it has been so long since we hav‘e studied that we won't
remember how. It- is impossible! Why must exams be placed at the
end of the year when there are so many other extra activities going on?
So you do remember final examinations? Hmm! That creates a
problem and we shall have to break the news gently. Didn't you read
the bulletin board notices, especially an official document dated April
19, 1945? We have often had discussions about finals—we know it would
create a better atmosphere all around were there no examinations.
Our Senior class in high school, for example, proved this point! We
were a very large class, comparatively speaking, and there was quite
a mass of intelligence accumulated in this one class. (Statement based
on actual figures, twelve out of thirty-six were A and B students.) We
introduced several new ideas—senior privileges (of various descrip-tions)—
including the elimination of finals for seniors with A or B av-erage,
and we kindly offered ourselves as a "guinea pig" class on which
to experiment the advisability of the practice. We won't mention whe
ther the privileges were carried on to the next year; frankly, I've for-gotten,
because I graduated without finals and somehow didn't care what
they did the next year.
Didn't you know that now, due to a ruling of the school board, we
need not take finals? I do hope you hadn't already begun studying.
It is true, however, we don't have to take them! The statute will no
doubt induce students to work more diligently within the next three
weeks to keep their averages up! They will leave school with more
energy stored up for summer work! They will be more anxious to re-turn
next fall to work with determination to keep those marks up!
They will—there's no end to the good this decision will create!
Do I mean it? Honest! If you don't believe me, see for yourself the
notice, which reads as follows:
"A ruling of the Bethel School Board provides that all bills are
to be paid before final examinations are taken. This includes bills for
room and board."
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FROM BETHELITES
ON ALL FRONTS
From Memphis
Dear Bethel,
School here is great. Boy, I
never thought I could get so inter-ested
in radio gear and radio work.
Even sitting and taking code at
18-20 words a minute for two hours
straight is fun—almost as much
fun as it was sitting up in the zo-ology
lab. for two hours straight.
Now to get to the thing I'm most
happy about. About three weeks
ago last Sunday night, Johnny
Whitcomb, son of the medical miss
sionary from India, and I had
charge of the six o'clock Christian
League service. For various rea-sons
we spoke on missions. John-ny
was able to give living, real
concrete examples of missionary
work and the extent to which it is
being carried out. Following his
appealing illustrations and exam-ples
I tried to emphasize the need
and responsibility we have as
Christians in forwarding the mis-sion
work in light of God's word.
The Lord used both of us in a
mighty way. There were about
twenty-five there and God was
right in our midst. A week later
two of the fellows in a neighboring
barracks came over and told us
that they had dedicated their lives
to Christ for full time missionary
work. Then last Sunday night the
chaplain told us that another
young fellow who had left this
base that week had told him that
that very same night he had prom-ised
God he would go to the utter-most
parts of the world to preach
the unsearchable riches. What a
joy to have a message that accom-plishes
something for time and
eternity. How I rejoice over the
experiences I had at Bethel and
the ones I've had personally with
my Saviour. Truly, every day with
Jesus is sweeter than the day be-fore.
Friend in Christ,
Willis Wessman
From Germany
Dear Ladell,
Would that we could've joined
you in hearing those fine speak-ers
during Founder's Week. I sup-pose
it was well attended as usual,
and that everyone went away re-freshed
spiritually and socially.
Mel Peterson (remember him?)
is very near here, and almost
caught me at the office one day,
but I was out. Surely hope I get
to see him, tho. It'll be good to
see an old pal again.
Sincerely in Christ's Name,
Cpl. James Nyquist, 32569376
Hq. 42 Inf. Div. A.P.O. 411
c/o Postmaster, N. Y., N. Y.
From Oklahoma
Dear Friends:
It has been quite some time
since last I saw you. Received the
Clarion the other day. This navy
life has certainly presented a new
level of life to me that I had real-ly
never realized before. First of
all, it isn't an easy task to go from
the well "protected" fellowship
like Bethel into the open, hard
clutches of a body of men who, by
their very natures, are exceeding-ly
sinful. In other words it is hard
to make a stand for our Lord and
keep it at its high level. Many
times the question arises whether
it is worth all this trouble to hold
forth, but a little self pride and
the grace of God seem to take care
of it.
Yours in Him,
Wilbur G. Ericson, S 1/c
Radar Cl. 40-45
NATTC Bks. 62
Norman, Okla.
From the Pacific
Dear Dean Johnson,
Not having replied to your com-munication
for quite some time,
there is a great deal to tell you.
This last year has been a high-light
in my life from the stand-point
of travel and liberal educa-tion,
but most of all in a spiritual
blessing from my Lord and Saviour
on High. Romans 8:28. This verse
has been in my memory for quite
some time, but only this last year
have I been made to realize its
true significance and claim its true
value for myself. The Lord has
been abundant in His mercy and
keeping power in my behalf.
Last December I had the grand
opportunity to visit a Mission Sta-tion
and School on a small neigh-boring
island. Rev. and Mrs. John
Gillan and little daughter Helen
were the missionaries. He is the
grandson of the former world re-nowned
John G. Paton, "Mission-ary
to the New Hebrides." It was
a real thrill for me to see first
hand how a Mission Station is ac-,
tually conducted. Native boys
(men) from surrounding areas are
brought in for training as evange-lists
and preachers and Christian
Workers. The entire course is four
years. Of course it is a long slow
sometimes painful process for the
natives in learning, nevertheless
they are perservering and faithful
to the calling.
Yours in His Service "overhere"
Perry 0. Hedberg, PhM3c
Base Malaria Control Unit
Navy 140—c/o F.P.O.
San Francisco, California
"Bell-bottomed trousers,
And coats of navy blue—"
Such was the garb of Leo Lind-berg,
S 2/c when he visited Beth-el's
halls a few weeks ago, fresh
out of boot camp. Since his return
to Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, we hear that he has been
wearing "whites" constantly. No,
not his dress whites, but a hospi-tal
gown. You see, he sailed into
some stormy weather—the rheu-matic
fever.
"She loved a sailor,
And he loved her too—"
Which brings to mind the fact
that Gretchen Clausen was very
pleased with what the Easter bun-ny
brought her. We don't blame
you Gretch; we were all glad to
see Johnny Bob. We hear he's
soon to be stationed at St. Olaf
College where he will take train-ing
under the Navy V-5 program.
"And now she's gone to sea—"
Huh, not just yet. At present
Margaret Swanson, Y 3/c, is secre-tary
to the personnel office at the
U. S. Naval Air Station, Jackson-ville,
Florida. Swanee reports that
she is hoping for a leave soon.
Won't it be swell to hear an en-thusiastic
pep talk on the "advan-tages"
of the U. S. Navy!
In a letter recently received
from Wilbur "Knopp" Erickson,
S 1/c, who is now taking radar
training in Norman, Oklahoma, he
expressed his thanks to Dean John-son
for his kind letters of encour-agement.
He stated, "It is wonder-ful
to know that there are many
who care and pray."
German students, don't despair!
Maybe your Deutsch will come in
handy some day. Jimmy Nyquist,
who is now a corporal in the in-fantry
somewhere in Germany sent
word to Miss Nelson that the Ger-man
he learned here at Bethel is
really coming in handy now.
Of course, all our former lan-guage
students haven't found a use
for their knowledge; at least we
don't imagine Conwell Anderson,
S 2/c, who is now somewhere in
the Pacific, is finding too much
opportunity for exhibiting his pro-ficiency
in Swedish.
Willie Wessman writes from the
Naval Air Technical Training Cen-ter
in Memphis, Tennessee, that he
envies the Bethel student's usual
siege of spring (Como Park) fever.
According to tradition the wo-man
has the -rast word. Hence, the
closing item in our news roundup
concerns Bethel's contribution to
the WAC. Pvt. Alice Schouweiler
has just been graduated from the
Adjutant General School, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas. She is now en-route
to her post at the Army and
Navy General Hospital in Hot
Springs, Arkansas
Bell-Bottomed I rousers
And Coats of Kahki, 700
BY LORENE JANSSEN
And THIS Is Where We Eat
BY EUNICE WOOD
"Where all friends meet, and
some friends eat, if good friends
treat."
Where eggs blow up occasional-ly
too. We wish to make an apolo-gy
to the Chemistry class. One
morning last week when a horrible
smell was permeating through the
halls, many people blamed the
Chemistry class for it. But eggs
boiled dry not only make an ex-plosive
noise when they explode,
but also a scorching smell when
they scorch.
Perhaps it was the day after
this little accident that one of our
customers came in and said, "I'd
like an egg salad sandwich with
some egg salad in it today—even
if I have to pay a little extra."
Would it seem queer to you, if
you were working in a drug store,
and a young man came in and or-dered
two sundaes because a young
lady might be in later? Perhaps
that is the customary thing to do
in Chicago. How about it, Sahlin?
How would you like a peanut
butter, dill pickle, mustard sand-wich?
It doesn't sound very good
to me, but Roger Youngquist seems
to like it, for he orders one every
day.
If anyone who has fourth hour
free is interested in getting his hot
dish free every day, talk to one
of the girls who work in the Cof-fee
Shop fourth hour. All you have
to do is bring the hot dish from
the Boarding Club kitchen to the
Coffee Shop about 11:45 A. M.
every day. The girls would appre-ciate
a response to this request be-cause
they are not only busy
fourth hour, but the hot dish is
heavy some days too.
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Up a Date?
Dear Peaches,
Where have you bean? Don't
you carrot all for me? My heart
beets when the sun shines on your
radish hair and glints off your tur-nip
nose. If you canteloupe, then
. lettuce marry. We will make a
happy pear. Let's orange it that
way.
Your Sweet
Corn Ona Cob
THE BETHEL CLARION Page 5
Fem.; Snatches
BY MABEL ANDERSON
B—ouquets and more bouquets! Lorene Janssen's birthday proved to
be very enjoyable when those "one dozen roses" arrived from the
one and only overseas. "Oo's" and "ah's" can be heard from all Be-thel
gals visiting Como Conservatory—and then—the sign— "Don't
pick the flowers!" What a disappointment!
A—ctivity and more of it! May is here, and banquet ideas are in the
air. Eloise Jenssen and Greta Fredrickson are as busy as little bees
preparing the decorations for that May 18th event. And, just as in-dustrious
are Irene Hess and Margaret Jensen, two artists engaged
in making posters for the concert this Friday.
N— ew clothes—shorts, skirts, slacks—and formals! With the B.W.A.
tea, and the banquets just around the corner, formals seem to be the
most important of the clothes items at the moment. Joy Berry is
deep in -thought about that Simplicity pattern, and Arleth Brask and
Virginia Anderson are trying to decide what color to choose.
Q—uestions—The Sophomores are asking for the Freshie who will re-veal
what the J. S. is going to be like, and Gretchen Clauson is won-dering
if Bob will have liberty that night. (Incidentally Bob is to
be stationed at St. Olaf's starting May 17th.) However, another ques-tion
is in the minds of _Dagmar Jensen, Jean Hamlett, and Norma
Seaquist; they're all trying to figure out when their term papers
will reach completion. Their theme song at the moment is "Never A
Day Goes by That I Don't Think of You" (the term paper).
U—nusual--If you were to enter Eleanor Nelson's room, you would see
a few of those decorations for the J. S., and unusual they are. The
Sem Banquet will be unusual this year too; for it sounds as though
the fellows will be really held down. (The theme of the Banquet is
"Anchors".) And speaking of things unusual, Lois Amstutz has some-thing
new in the line of waste baskets. However, Dorothy Ericson
takes first prize— Say, Bob Sandin, a little bigger picture (more than
two inches) would look better in that 8x10 picture frame on Dorothy's
desk.
Summer days have shoo-ed the
heavy winter quilts off most of the
beds in yon cloistered rooms, but
many have intermittently been re-called
into service, as the fellows
have been awaking about three
A. M. (the silent hour) with a half-inch
of frost on their whiskers.
Some have been brave enough to
fling wide their windows, while
others desirous of a whole and
hearty constitution, have been con-tent
with a two-inch aperture. Sev-eral
are still tenaciously clinging
to, or are being clung to, by the
outmoded and somewhat obsolete
"longies". But hope is never out
of sight.
Several of the inmates have paid
brusk visits to the bathtub, Ray
Hanson and Harris Johnson being
the faithful few. Incidentally, Har-ris
came out with a two-tone job.
We're one jump ahead of Henry
Ford at leant in speed. (Red and
Blue.)
John Agee has been bed-ridden
a few days during the past week,
and he was keeping his eye peeled,
and hair combed, for a girl named
Katherinle, who hails from over
Minneapolis way. When he was
strong enough to navigate again he
took a trip to the hospital (with
a packed brief-case). At midnight
he had not returned and some con-cerned
dorm mother called the U.
Hospital to see if Mr. Agee was a
patient there. Come to find out,
he had been over to see Katy.
Some "cure-all", eh? !
Ralphy was here and graced the
halls with both his conscious and
unconscious presence both day and
night. "Old faces bring new hope."
Interpret that maxim in your own
way. Adios.
Now that banquet season is at
hand I deem it fitting that con-sideration
be given to what is
technically known as "talking her
into it."
If you have been operating ac-cording
to the method suggested
in our last issue, you must have
attracted a number of intelligent
beauties by now. Put their names
in a hat, draw out one, and hie
yourself to her place of abode. Up-on
arriving do not say, "Hiya,
babe, whatcha doin' May 18?" It
is much better to converse pleas-antly
for a few minutes in order
to establish rapport, then to intro-duce
the subject of the banquet
and to assure her- that nothing
would give you more pleasure than
the privilege of escorting her. If
she avers she'd like to go but will
be washing her hair on that date
—well, you'd better read the ads
and check up on yourself.
If the light of your life is out,
it is proper to leave a calling card.
Leaving cards for all the ladies of
the household is fast becoming
passe. This procedure is hardly
practicable anyway at the girls'
dorm—the cost of calling cards
would soon exceed the tuition fee.
It may be necessary to resort to
telephoning the lady of your
choice. If she lives in the dorm,
it would be wise to start calling
several weeks in advance of the
banquet date. The telephone is
least likely to be busy between
the hours of two and four in the
morning. Even then there is no
guarantee of getting a call through.
I remember our college banquet
two years ago. I dialed the dorm
and was connected with West-lund's
Meat Market. Of course I
learned that they had a special
sale of ham hocks but that infor-mation
is valueless to most peo-ple—
any male Bethel student pre•
fers going out with a girl to a
ham hock. (Ed. note—this was be-fore
meat rationing.) When final-ly
I made the proper connection.
I asked the young lady to go to
the banquet with me. She had had
an argument with her parents that
day and wanted to disgrace them
—so she acquiesced—You see, –it's
not so hard.
You have now been introduced
to the intricacies of introductions
and date-making. Having mas-tered
the "mechanics" of the pro-cess,
we can next proceed to a dis-cussion
of that which will appeal
to your sense of the esthetic—the
language of flowers. William
Wordsworth in his "Intimations of
Immortality" says:
"To me the meanest flower that
blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep
for tears."
E—nthusiasm is filling the air and May is proving to be an interesting
month. The Freshies are enthusiastic about the J. S., the Sophomores
about graduation (we hope), the Sem students about their banquet,
and the girls are talking about the formal B.W.A. tea. (Little en-thusiasm
is being shown, however, in regard to final examinations.)
T—hrills—Peggy Peterson is still talking about that thrilling trip to
the Windy City. Florence Peterson is mumbling about her thrilling,
I mean chilling, experience when a downpour of H,2,0, from a can
of water accidentally (?) placed on the top of her door fell on "vic-tim"
Peterson.
S—atisfaction—With the school year fast drawing to a close, thoughts
travel to the "pasture" as well as the future. Past days at Bethel
have been "tops." And putting them all together—bouquets, activity,
new clothes, questions, unusual things, enthusiasm, thrills, we know
that all are looking forward to the B-A-N-Q-U-E-T-S and other ac-tivities
scheduled for the month of May. It's the last month of the
school year, so, come on,fellow students, let's make the most of it!
Sem., Snatches
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Page 6 THE BETHEL CLARION
Concordia Comets Ping-Pong
Conquer Chiefs Tournament
Under Way
Bethel Defeats
Luther College
In Eighth 7-6
The Bethel Indians defeated
Martin Luther College of New Ulm
on Saturday, April 28, by a score
of 7-6. It was Bethel's second con-test
of the season, and the dia-mond-
men definitely showed im-provement,
both in the field and
at the plate.
Bob S'.ndin went the route on
the mound for Bethel, and. south-paw
Larry Gutzke hurled. the full
nine innings for the visitors. Both
pitched well but their support was
at times rather shaky, with the re-sult
that Bethel scored their sev-en
runs on only eight hits aril Lu-ther
made six runs while getting
nine blows.
Bethel took a 1-0 lead in the last
-half of the first inning, but in the
second Luther got to Sandin for
three runs on an error, a hit oats-man,
a :Ingle, and a triple. :An-ther
increased its lead to 4-1 in the
third frame as Gutzke poled a long
home run into Nebraska Av (mu?.
However, in the last half of the
third, Bethel pounded Gutzke all
over the lot. Highlight of this five-run
rally was Captain Sahlin's line
single to left with the base;3 load-ed.
The Indians batted all the way
around and led 6-4 at the end of
the inning.
Thereafter both pitchers settled
down and hurled shutout ball until
the eighth inning, in which D.M.
L.C. tied tile score at six-all
three singles and a long fly bail.
_Bethel came back in the final half
of the inning, however, taking ad-vantage
of an error and a wind-blown
double to squeeze across the
winning run. The visitors were
set down in order in the ninth, and
Bethel c.!:::ked up its first victory
of 1915.
Where can a man buy a cap for
his knee?
Or a key to the lock of his hair?
Can his eyes be called an academy,
Because there are pupils there?
In the crown of his head, what
gems are found?
Who travels the bridge of his
nose?
Can he use when shingling the
roof of his mouth?
The nails on the end of his toes?
Can the crook of his elbow be sent
to jail?
And if so what did he do?
How does he sharpen his shoulder
blades?
I'll be hanged if I know, do you?
—North Park College News
Sahlin Elected
1945 Captain
Clarence Sahlin, fiery guard on
the Bethel basketball team, was
recently elected captain of the
baseball team for the 1945 season.
Sahlin, shortstop and pepperbox
of the infield, is playing his third
season of baseball. Always batting
in the cleanup spot, Clarence is
the team's most consistent hitter
and is an excellent fielder.
Bethel will play seven games
this year, four away and three at
home. On May 3rd they will en-gage
the strong Augsburg College
team on the Veterans Hospital
Field. This game will be played
on Augsburg's class day, in which
all classes are dismissed and the
entire student body attends the
baseball game. Among the other
games scheduled will be a two
game trip to Mankato and New
Ulm May 25th and 26th.
The schedule:
*April 24 Concordia
*April 28 Luther College
May 3 Augsburg
*May ? Concordia
*May 18 Bethany Lutheran
*May 25 Bethany Lutheran
*May 26 Luther
*Conference games
Frosh Arrange
Track Meet
On Friday, May 11, an all-school
track and field meet will be held.
Since Bethel has no track on which
the races may be run, the fresh-man
class, sponsors of the day-long
sports program are contact-ing
other schools to obtain the use
of facilities away from the school.
Nothing definite has been reported
along this line, but Bob Daley,
freshman class president, expects
an answer in the near future.
The Junior College has extended
a challenge to the Seminary, and
the two teams have been prepar-ing
for the contest during the last
two weeks. The managers of the
Seminary trackmen are Paul Na-gano,
Roland Gustafson, and Clar-ence
Sahlin,while the college team
is headed by Bob Daley and Nor-man
State.
The track, events which will be
run include dashes of fifty, one
hundred, two hundred twenty, and
four hundred forty yards, a half-mile
run, and quarter-mile and re-lays.
Field events are football
throw for distance, shot put, high
jump, anal running broad jump.
Several of Bethel's athletes are
former high school trackmen, and
the events promise to provide a
wealth of thrills and excitement
for spectator and participant alike.
Bethel Outclassed
On Enemy Diamond
Bethel opened its 1945 baseball
campaign at Concordia last Tues-day,
losing 8-2 in a loosely played
game. Lack of practice was notic-able
in the Bethel boys as they
performed poorly in the field and
were amazingly weak at the plate.
Held to five hits, the red and
white threatened in but three in-nings
as Raabe, the Comet's hurl-er,
pitched a steady game. In the
second inning Sahlin singled, stole
second and scored on Peterson's
hard liner to left field. Nelson con-nected
for a long triple to right
center in the third only to die on
base. Bethel's second and last run
was scored in the seventh when
Nyman walked, went to third on
an error and scored on Edwards'
fly to right.
Peterson and Sandia hurled well
for the Indians allowing seven
hits, but received little support
from their mates. Gustafson, the
team's leading hitter last season,
failed to hit the ball out of the
infield while Eddy, the promising
rookie went down twice via the
strike out route.
Bethel has a potentially strong
team and, having the first game
with its necessary corrective as-pects
out of the way, should prove
its worth during the remainder of
its schedule.
Support the
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Drive
Pairings for the ping-pong tour-nament
being sponsored by the
freshmen class have finally been
posted on the bulletin board in
the main hall of the college build-ing.
Seventeen names are listed in
the men's division, ten in the wo-men's
singles section, and four
pairs in the women's doubles.
The men's division includes such
outstanding paddlers as Wanfred
Peterson, Bob Bergerud, Wesley
Lindblom, Maurice Lundh, and
Clarence Sahlin, several of whom
made strong bids for first place in
last year's tournament.
In the girl's division Eunice
Wood has already advanced to the
quarter finals by beating Doris M.
Johnson and Barbara Edson. Ma-bel
Anderson and Jean Hamlett are
two other girls who are expected
to provide competition in the tour-nament.
Playing was to have be-gun
on Wednesday, April 25. All
first round matches were to be
played April 25, 26, and 27. Second
round play was to be completed
by May 2. Games may not be
played behind schedule "without
reason". Violation of this rule
means that the player responsible
for the delay must forfeit the
match.
Equipment is to be furnished by
the participants. Players must win
three games out of five in order to
be declared winner of the match.
Official ping-pong rules are fol-lowed,
except that certain excep-tions
may be agreed upon by both
players.
Bethel Girls
Beaten by
St. Francis
On Tuesday, April 17, in the Be-thel
gym the girls' basketball team
played a final game against the
St. Francis girls. • The reason for
the post-season game was that the
teams encountered considerable
difficulty in arranging a suitable
date.
The final score, 31-24, favored
St. Francis, but the half-time score
was tied at 14-14. Betty Nyman
held high point honors with a
total of 14, while Muellner of St.
Francis brought her total points
up to 10 by three beautiful long
shots. Roland Gustafson was the
referree.
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